Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Central London> City of London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring NGFW skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NGFW over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 5 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
113
-
167
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+20
Contract jobs citing NGFW
7
0
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
NGFW falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
168
212
365
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
9.61%
9.76%
10.11%
Number of daily rates quoted
114
142
252
10th Percentile
£258
£207
£233
25th Percentile
£466
£350
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£549
£450
£550
Median % change year-on-year
+22.06%
-18.18%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£650
£634
£675
90th Percentile
£741
£773
£750
Central London median daily rate
£539
£450
£550
% change year-on-year
+19.72%
-18.18%
+4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
4
10th Percentile
-
-
£20.46
25th Percentile
-
£12.75
£20.81
Median hourly rate
-
£13.50
£21.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-35.71%
-46.84%
75th Percentile
-
£14.25
£24.64
90th Percentile
-
-
£30.86
Central London median hourly rate
-
£13.50
£21.00
% change year-on-year
-
-35.71%
-48.15%
NGFW Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing NGFW as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
NGFW Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NGFW in the City of London.
NGFW Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 5 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NGFW also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for NGFW.
NGFW Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
